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Overview

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5.2/10   93 votes
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Director:
George Armitage
Writer:
George Armitage (writer)
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Release Date:
25 May 1979 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama more
Plot:
A drag-racer enters a local championship race. However, he runs up against the town boss, a corrupt sheriff who has already made arrangements to ensure that his own son wins the race. | add synopsis
User Comments:
Excellent movie for any car racing fan more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Gregg Henry ... Brian Edison
Pernell Roberts ... Sheriff Marsden
Robin Mattson ... Jenny
Grant Goodeve ... Sonny Munn
Robert Culp ... T.L. Munn
Royce D. Applegate ... Johnny Hurricane
Topo Swope ... Sprout

Ed Begley Jr. ... Clay
Bruce M. Fischer ... Cannonball
Eric Holland ... Barry Hogue
Julie Gibson ... Violet

Carmen Argenziano ... Cameraman
Gene Borkan ... Soundman
Lisa Cori ... Sheila
Richard Davis ... Engineer
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Rebel of the Road
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Runtime:
97 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Filming Locations:
Alviso, California, USA more

Fun Stuff

Quotes:
Brian Edison: It's slippin' a bit in third gear.
Cannonball: Get me the 9/16th's and the Vise Grips!
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6 out of 6 people found the following comment useful:-
Excellent movie for any car racing fan, 11 January 2004
10/10
Author: redrose8181 (redrose8181@yahoo.com) from United States

I just love this movie!!! From the first time that I had watched this movie, I just can't get enough of it. I remember first watching it when it re-aired late night on our local ABC channel at 2am in the morning. Ever since then I searched for the movie not knowing that my mother had actually taped the movie. After about eleven years, I watched the movie again. All in all for being a low budget film, I think they did one heck of a job. I also really love the small bits of humor throughout the movie as well as the music and you can't forget the racing!!

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